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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1993

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PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICE FOR SANDY BAY

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR SCENIC VILLAS AND SANDY BAY ROAD AREA, FROM FRIDAY (OCTOBER 8) HONG KONG ISLAND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS ROUTE 10 WILL BE SPLITTED INTO THE FOLLOWING TWO SERVICES:

ROUTE 10

(SCHEDULED}

IT WILL OPERATE BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY (LOCKHART ROAD) AND SCENIC VILLAS/SANDY BAY.

THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE FROM 6.30 AM TO 9 PM BETWEEN MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS; AND 7 AM ΤΟ 8 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC

HOLIDAYS.

THE FARE WILL BE $7 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

ROUTE 10A

IT WILL SERVE BETWEEN CENTRAL (WELLINGTON VILLAS/SANDY BAY.

STREET) AND SCENIC

THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE FROM 8 AM ΤΟ 8 PM BETWEEN MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC

HOLIDAYS.

THE FARE WILL BE $5 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

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STUDENT COMPUTER TALENTS IN SOFTWARE CONTEST

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SIX HONG KONG STUDENT COMPUTER WIZARDS TODAY (WEDNESDAY} COMPETED WITH 41 STUDENTS FROM 10 NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN THE

REGIONAL COMPUTER

SOUTHEAST ASIAN INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE COMPETITION.

CONFEDERATION

{SEARCC)

THE COMPETITION WAS A SPECIAL EVENT TO MARK THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL SEARCC CONFERENCE WITH HONG KONG AS THE HOST.

SINGAPORE CAME FIRST AND SECOND IN THE COMPETITION, AND SRI LANKA THIRD. HONG KONG'S TEAM A TOOK FOURTH PLACE AND TEAM B SIXTH.

CEREMONY, THE

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR ROBERT LO SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD DONE MUCH TO PROMOTE COMPUTER EDUCATION SINCE 1982.

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